Long-Lost Tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II Discovered in Luxor

The tomb, confirmed after years of excavation, is the first pharaoh's burial site found in Luxor since Tutankhamun's in 1922.

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty, has been located near the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor's Theban Necropolis.
Archaeologists initially believed the tomb belonged to a royal wife, but key evidence, including inscriptions and burial chamber decorations, confirmed it as Thutmose II’s resting place.
The discovery was made by the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a British-Egyptian team, after over a decade of excavation in the Western Valleys of Luxor.
Artefacts such as alabaster vessels bearing the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut were found, though the tomb itself had been emptied of its original contents due to flooding and relocation efforts in antiquity.
This marks the first royal tomb discovery in Luxor in over a century and solves a major mystery of ancient Egypt, while raising new questions about the whereabouts of Thutmose II’s relocated burial items.